What advantages did the British have as the war began?

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Well, one advantage the British had at the beginning of the Revolutionary War was that they had the largest army on the planet. They also had more money and were much more developed of a country. The U.S. barely had a Continental Army, was not fully developed, and they didn't have a lot of money due to all the British taxation.

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